A sudden flash of insight contrasts mostly with _____ problem-solving approaches in which one gets closer and closer to the end goal.
A) base-rate
B) conjunctive
C) incremental
D) representative
C) incremental
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As Molly is walking across campus, a car swerves toward her. Her heart races and sweat breaks out as she jumps out of harm's way. This mobilization of energy is due to the action of Molly's __________.
A. somatic nervous system B. skeletal nervous system C. parasympathetic nervous system D. sympathetic nervous system
Incomplete dominance occurs when
a. a recessive gene overpowers a dominant gene. b. there is a compromise between the effect of two genes. c. a dominant gene overpowers a recessive gene. d. genetic effects are overpowered by environmental factors.
Which is an example of top-down processing in the perception of speech??
a. ?Brie’s father yells, “Take out the . . . .”; before he can finish his sentence, Brie jumps up from the couch to take out the garbage. b. ?While watching 8-year-old Tyler practice his ventriloquist act, his sister states drily, “I can see your lips moving, so you’re not fooling anyone.” c. ?When 5-year-old Lucretia screeches “Ice cream!” at the top of her lungs, her little brother covers his ears as the sound waves are processed by his auditory system. d. ?Terrence sits at the piano and composes a song for his band that is dissonant and uses unconventional chord progressions that will be difficult for most listeners to enjoy.
"Natural selection" is a process by which
A) favorable traits become increasingly common in a population of interbreeding individuals, while traits that are unfavorable become less common. B) animal breeders select animals in each generation that have the most "natural" traits to breed the next generation. C) favorable traits become increasingly common in a population over the course of a single generation. D) genetic mutations lead to random changes within a population of organisms.